# Unemployment: Buffalo County, SD (U)

Unemployment: Buffalo County, SD (U) was down 30.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −42.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 22.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.4% (May 2021) to 196.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-SD-46017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-buffalo-county-sd-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 22.00 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 37.00 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 35.00 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 33.00 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 19.00 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 22.00 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 19.00 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 26.00 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 23.00 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 28.00 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 28.00 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 21.00 thousands | −30.0 |
| August 2025 | 23.00 thousands | −42.5 |
| July 2025 | 37.00 thousands | −21.3 |
| June 2025 | 37.00 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 25.00 thousands | 19.0 |
| April 2025 | 28.00 thousands | 16.7 |
| March 2025 | 23.00 thousands | 27.8 |
| February 2025 | 29.00 thousands | 7.4 |
| January 2025 | 26.00 thousands | 18.2 |
| December 2024 | 31.00 thousands | 14.8 |
| November 2024 | 36.00 thousands | 38.5 |
| October 2024 | 29.00 thousands | 16.0 |
| September 2024 | 30.00 thousands | 30.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SD-46017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-SD-46017.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```